Book picks similar to
Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans by Stephanie Faul
non-fiction
travel
humor
humour
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch
Rodney Bolt - 1996
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish
Drew Launay - 1995
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the French
Nick Yapp - 1995
The guides try to explain why things are done the way they are and they try to allay the feelings of trepidation with which the xenophobe approaches new territory. This particular book looks at the French.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the English
Antony Miall - 1993
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Italians
Martin Solly - 1995
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Swedes
Peter Berlin - 1994
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Russians
Vladimir Zhelvis - 1995
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians
Antony Mason - 1994
The guides try to explain why things are done the way they are,and they try to allay the feelings of trepidation with which the xenophobe approaches new territory. This particular book looks at the Belgians.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Poles
Ewa Lipniacka - 1994
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Japanese
Sahoko Kaji - 1993
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Swiss
Paul Bilton - 1996
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots
David Ross - 1999
Their reserve is not a defense against the rest of the world: it is a protective cover, like the lid of a nuclear reactor. Rob joyCalvinism is still deeply ingrained in the Scottish soul. A Scottish poet, overcome by the joy of sunshine and blue sky, once cried out what a fine day it was. The woman to whom he spoke replied, “We'll pay for it, we'll pay for it.” Cunning and cleverThe Scots respect cleverness and like to feel that they possess plenty of it themselves. In Scotland there is nothing wrong with being clever, so long as you show it by words or actions, rather than by bragging. You don't have to hide it. To say of someone that “he has a good conceit of himself” is neither praise nor blame, just a statement of fact.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Irish
Frank McNally - 2005
The general implication is that Irish people are a mass of contradictions, and impervious to the rational thought processes that might resolve them.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Germans
Stefan Zeidenitz - 1994
Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Aussies
Ken Hunt - 1995
The first word between two lovers in the morning is "G'day." The other main greeting would have to be "G'day mate." The reason why this brief greeting has such universal acceptance is simple: it's the flies. The longer your mouth is open the more flies that can crawl in.'